Posting with a throwaway, as my boyfriend is active on reddit.
My boyfriend (27M) and I (27F) have been dating for two years now, together as a couple officially for one. Our anniversary was amazing and he's a great guy! I'm not delusional, he's not perfect, and neither am I, but he's absolutely perfect for me. He's kind, thoughtful, hilarious, patient, committed, and honestly everything I could ever hope and pray for. I love him so much. We've never really had a serious fight, and our relationship is almost scary it's so great. We're also very sexually compatible, which is all very new to me.
Here's where the problem arises. I work a job with very specific hours. I have to wake up at 5:00 AM to be ready and there on time and I don't get home until 5:00 PM usually, after which I have to tend to home chores and prepping for tomorrow, which means I'm not really free until around 7-8 PM. At that point, he calls me, and we talk on the phone or watch a movie for as long as we can. His schedule is a lot more erratic, but usually more free. He can wake up when he chooses and while he's sort of on call, he's way more flexible. That means we usually only see each other on the weekends, and those dates are always great, but we miss each other during the week. The calls are a great way to just catch up and I'm grateful! Lately however, I've been so exhausted. My job is taxing, I've been having headaches, and I'm so so tired by the end of the day. I can normally last until 10/11 PM before I'm drowsy and he can tell. He gets frustrated, tells me to just go to bed, and sulks over it. He says he hardly gets to talk to me anymore and I get it. I feel awful, but I don't know what to do. Any advice is appreciated!
TL;DR: My boyfriend gets very hurt that I can't stay up late with him on the phone and I'm not sure what the fix is.